PNO-IV-97-005, on 970111,Troxler Moisture/Density Gauge Was Stolen from Bed of licensee-owned Truck While Truck Was Parked in Lot.Region IV Has Notified NRC Operations Ctr,Nmss OCA & OSP
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| Issue date: | 01/15/1997 |
| From: | Cain C, Horner J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
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| PNO-IV-97-005, PNO-IV-97-5, NUDOCS 9701160061 | |
| Download: ML20133G481 (1) | |
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January 15,1997 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE PNO-IV-97-005 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. The information is as initially received without verification or evaluation, and is basically all that is known by Region IV staff in Arlington, Texas on this date.
1 Facility Licensee Emeraency Classification Agreement State Licensee Notification of UnusucI Event j j Ricker, Atkinson, Mcbee & Assoc. Alert '
2105 South Hardy, Suite 13 Site Area Emergency I Tempe, Arizona 85282 General Emergency License No: 7-406 X Not Applicable l
Subject:
The Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency reported that a Troxter moisture / density gauge was removed from the bed of a licensee-owned truck between 4:00 pm on January 10 and 4:00 pm January 11,1997. The truck was parked in a lot in Phoenix at the time of the theft. The case within which the gauge was locked had been chained and padlocked to the bed of the truck. The device contains a 8-millicurie Cs-137 source and a 40-millicurie Am-241/Be source. The Phoenix Police Department is investigating the incident, and the Agency has sent an investigator to the licensee's location.
The Agency notified the states of Colorado, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, and California. I l
l The NRC Region IV Office has notified the NRC Operations Center, NMSS, OCA, and OSP and will monitor the state's progress in investigating the event.
This information is current as of January 15,1997, at 3:30 pm CST.
Contact:
Charles Cain Jack Horner (817)860-8186 (510)975-0224 l
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